Expert analysis and opinions on legal issues, legislation, and judiciary matters in Cyprus, offering comprehensive insights on the implications for citizens and businesses
The criminal route for a sexual harassment case has been blocked, but other possible actions exist
By Achilleas Demetriades
The #MeToo Movement that had started off in the US also ...
Cyprus walking a thin line between EU and China on infrastructure development
By Jason Krentos
Cyprus may soon be in a position where it will have to choose between elements ...
Argos Pereira España SL, Generali España SA v Athenian Marine Ltd.
By Steven Gee QC, Christiana Pyrkotou and Aimilia Efstathiou
This was an appeal to the Commercial Court ...
A Madrid court has asked the European Court of Justice to establish if FIFA and UEFA, the world and continental soccer governing bodies, are breaching EU competition law by preventing ...
Is the SafePass forcing us to get vaccinated? Why is it so selectively applied? A look at the balancing act between public interest and private rights
By Achilleas Demetriades
The ...
The latest amendment aims to strengthen measures against money laundering and terrorist financing
By Elena Riga
The Amendment Law 13 (I) / 2021 introduces changes to The Prevention and Suppression of Money Laundering ...
New anti-money laundering law strengthens ways of monitoring crypto-assets
By Christiana Nestoros
During the last few years we have witnessed the growing popularity of ‘virtual’ or ‘crypto’ currencies. Today, we ...
Courts provide clarity amid confusion: a look at the role of the ministry in public transport legal wrangle
By Elena Riga and Maria Kozakou
On February 16, the Administrative Court annulled ...
But it comes with both risk and opportunities for business
By Antigoni Pafitis
In the past few years there has been a great deal of interest in the concept of ‘...
A look at the possible liability of ministers for wrongful acts
By Achilleas Demetriades
My effort today relates to examining the obscure point of possible liability under tort of government ...
Dealing with it requires the mobilisation of many civil society groups, government departments and tougher penalties
Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras
More and more people are finding the courage to report ...
Athletic shoe maker Nike Inc on Monday sued a New York-based company that produced “Satan Shoes” purported to contain a drop of human blood as part of a collaboration with “...
Landmark case highlighted rampant discrimination against female officers in the National Guard
By Elena Riga, Maria Kozakou and Christina Anastasiou
On March 8, 2021, International Women’s Day, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianidou Lottides, ...
The Covid-19 restrictive measures are illegal and unconstitutional
By Yiannos Georgiades
In Cyprus, since March 2020 the health minister has been issuing decrees by invoking Article 6 of the Quarantine Law (CAP. 260) [...
The stakes rose on Tuesday in a courtroom battle between the wives of former England football stars Wayne Rooney and Jamie Vardy as new vitriol emerged and a judge described ...
In January, the National Bioethics Committee issued an opinion on the mandatory vaccination of the entire population against Covid-19
By Marina Vassiliou
Τhe whole population is living with the Sars-CoV-2 ...
There are three routes to fighting the decrees and all three would likely end up in Strasbourg
By Achilleas Demetriades
More than a year has passed since the decrees started ...
By Christiana Georgiou
While the decision to implement Brexit was taken way back in 2016, there were several matters still pending negotiations right up until December 31, 2020, which was the end of ...
There is an urgent need to strengthen Cyprus’ legal framework
By Elena Hadjidemetriou
THIS article focuses on arbitration and the urgent need to strengthen our arbitration legislative framework in order ...
Many landmark cases reflect the challenge of accessing long term residence in Cyprus
Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras
This piece of writing follows my previous article ‘Two Roads to Citizenship’ published ...
The president may have drawn a line under the minister of justice and the Twitter incident but legally it’s far from over
By Achilleas Demetriades
The issue of the ...
Facts and perception differ widely when it comes to money laundering allegations
By Loucas Haviaras
THE Republic of Cyprus (hereinafter “Cyprus”) has been the target of many European Countries due ...
By George Tsardellis
IN THE recent case of Fysentzides vs K & C Snooker & Pool Entertainment, Civil appeal no.
30/2019, dated 1/6/2020, the Supreme Court of Cyprus has decided on a ...
In an age dominated by intangible assets, intellectual property has gained significant value in recent years
By Ramona Livera and Demetris Gregoriou
THE new Trade Marks Law 2020 was enacted in ...